KMSN· MSN· Madison

Dane County Regional Truax Field

medium airport · elevation 887 ft (270 m)

10:57Z 00:54Z Night

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Current METARVFR

16 min ago·06:53Z

KMSN 270653Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM FEW065 11/08 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01060078

Wind

130° 11 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

—

Temperature

11°C / 8°C

temp / dew

QNH

1013 hPa

29.92 inHg

Clouds

FEW 6,500ft

Weather

—

Station

KMSN

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1013.1 HPa hourly temperature of 10.6°C and dew point of 7.8°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (2)

FL300B752
10 min ago
TURB MOD
FL320B752
10 min ago
TURB MOD

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

03/212195 mCON

14/321782 mCON

18/362745 mCON

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 03/21	TW 2 kt	XW 11 kt R
RWY 14/32	HW 11 kt	XW 1 kt L
RWY 18/36	HW 7 kt	XW 9 kt L

43.1399°, -89.3375°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 14/32 (use 14)	Preferred	HW 11	1 L	—
RWY 18/36 (use 18)	Usable	HW 7	9 L	—
RWY 03/21 (use 21)	Usable	HW 2	11 L	Crosswind 11 kt

Density altitude

625 ft

elevation 887 ft

ISA deviation

-2.2°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KMSN

ATIS124.650
CLDMADISON CLNC DEL121.620
GNDMADISON GND121.900
TWRMADISON TWR119.300
APPMADISON APP120.100
DEPMADISON DEP126.850
CTAF119.300
MISCARNG OPS40.800
OPSANG OPS138.250
RDOGREEN BAY RDO122.600
UNICUNICOM122.950

Navaids near airportassoc. KMSN

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
MS	NDB	400 kHz	LOW
MSN	VORTAC	108.60 MHz	MEDIUM

Runways3

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 03/21	CON	7,200 ft (2,195 m)	Lit	—
RWY 14/32	CON	5,846 ft (1,782 m)	Lit	—
RWY 18/36	CON	9,006 ft (2,745 m)	Lit	—

RWY 03/217,200 ft (2,195 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 14/325,846 ft (1,782 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 18/369,006 ft (2,745 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KMSN

Wind12 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp17°C

QNH1015 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=312

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Dane County Regional Truax Field

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/27 06:04 UTC

27/06Z

27/12Z

27/18Z

28/00Z

28/06Z

BASEVFR

FMMVFR

PROB30 MVFR

VFRBASE27/06Z → 27/16Z13010KT · 6 SM · OVC250

Wind: 13010KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: OVC250

TAF KMSN 270602Z 2706/2806 13010KT P6SM OVC250

MVFRFM27/16Z → 27/22Z15014G25KT · 6 SM · OVC025

Wind: 15014G25KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: OVC025

FM271600 15014G25KT P6SM OVC025

MVFRPROB3027/16Z → 27/18Z4 SM · -TSRA · OVC010(CB)sn

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: OVC010(CB)sn

PROB30 2716/2718 4SM -TSRA OVC010CB

MVFRFM27/22Z → 28/02Z17014G25KT · 6 SM · BKN010

Wind: 17014G25KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN010

FM272200 17014G25KT P6SM BKN010

MVFRPROB3027/22Z → 28/02Z4 SM · -TSRA · OVC010(CB)sn

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: OVC010(CB)sn

PROB30 2722/2802 4SM -TSRA OVC010CB

MVFRFM28/02Z → 28/06Z22012G20KT · 6 SM · BKN013

Wind: 22012G20KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN013

FM280200 22012G20KT P6SM BKN013

Raw TAF

TAF KMSN 270602Z 2706/2806 13010KT P6SM OVC250 FM271600 15014G25KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 2716/2718 4SM -TSRA OVC010CB FM272200 17014G25KT P6SM BKN010 PROB30 2722/2802 4SM -TSRA OVC010CB FM280200 22012G20KT P6SM BKN013

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